I started MilSurpStuff in August 2005, as a side
business, listing accessories for Mosin Nagant and SKS
rifles on auction sites. A short while later the website
was created and I expanded my products to accessories for
other firearms including the Ar15, AK47, Endfield, Mauser
and others.

In 2007, we started to sell a few
knives. After the line continued to grow, I created
MadRiverKnife.com. At this time, MilSurpStuff.com sold the
shooting accessories and MadRiverKnife.com sold the
knives. It made it impossible to buy a knive and an AR15
stock and have them shipped together, so we had the 2
sites share one database with all of the products. Now you
could buy anything from either site.

With the
support of my wife, in January 2010, I quit my real job
and I became my own boss. I was working out of my home and
after I shipped the packages, placed orders, updated the
website, etc., I had a lot of free time. That summer, I
decided to try a "brick & mortar" store. I thought the
knives would be the more popular product, so I name the
store Mad River Knife & Supply. Since opening, the store
has grown and we have added many new products and several
new manufacturers.